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He tapped his thigh, then whistled. “Here, Bongo.”
The dog looked up at her, as though reluctant to leave his newfound friend, then he jumped to the floor and trotted to Gray, the dog’s claws clicking against the worn linoleum. “Good boy.” Taking one long, last look at her, he said, “I’ll find you some clothes to wear when I bring lunch. We’ll eat together. Then we’ll talk.”
Chapter Five
Sienna flopped backonto the bed, her stomach chewing on itself. Then turning and punching the nearest pillow into a depression to better fit her head, she closed her eyes, ignoring her captor. Seconds later his tread, along with Bongo’s, faded away, the door clicking shut softly behind them.
It wasn’t until she heard the three bolts banging back into position that her anger resurfaced right along with resentment and a need for vengeance. That she was too tired to do anything but drown in many layers of sleep couldn’t be helped.
That sleep also took her right back to the place she wanted so desperately to forget was just another distant observation. Some obscure part of her subconscious told her she was dreaming, but the knowledge faded as quickly as the dream became reality.
“Beautiful day, isn’t it?”
She smiled at her fellowrare.He’d given her the physical release she’d needed last night, but then his dick was by far his best feature. That she wasn’t the only woman to think that didn’t bother her. Skylang could share himself around all he wanted. He wasn’t mate material. Not for her, anyway.
“It sure is, Skylang.” She fell into step beside him as they began their patrol around the palace, a routine that started outside, with the three suns blazing down on them, before they’d enter the royal residence and tour through its many rooms to ensure everything was in order. She glanced over at the Great Waters, her nose twitching at the tantalizing aromas of minerals and other Strazan elements. “A swim would have been nice.”
“Or even better, a hunt with some of the otherrareswho got the day off.”
She nodded, their bare, thick-scaled feet slapping against the rock floor. While most of their kind didn’t bother with clothes, all therareson duty had to wear a uniform. Their black robes not only blended in with the volcanic rock but held their weapons of choice. “We’re rostered off next.”
He sent her a heated look, his eyes glowing neon blue. “Maybe we can hunt in the Great Waters after we’ve had some more of our own fun?”
“Maybe,” she said non-committedly. She was already losing interest in him, just like she’d lost interest in the previous threeraremales she’d been intimate with. That she seemed destined to be single for the rest of her life had long ago ceased to bother her.
She had her career, she was happy enough. And once she was an elder, she’d be content training the next wave ofrareswho came through.
Are you really happy, though? Even when you were a little girl you dreamed of having a mate and children. A man of worth who was your equal and adored you for being you.
As though to taunt her, a young couple climbed up the worn path of rock that jutted out of the Great Waters, their orange-streaked hair dripping wet and their naked, orange-scaled bodies glistening as they clasped hands. The woman adjusted the pair of iridescent shells that barely covered her breasts. Then giggling at whatever wicked promise her mate whispered into her ear, she turned to face him before they passionately kissed.
Skylang looked at Sienna, then at the couple for a few seconds before his gaze swung right back to her again. He pushed a hand through his dark, blue-streaked hair. “You look...envious. Is that what you wish to have?”
“What if it was?”
Skylang’s breath whistled out. “Every malerarehere thinks you’re a hard-ass who only cares about orgasms and your career.”
